The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-10-29
At Boston Monday Mrs. Annie Holske,

At Boston Monday Mrs. Annie Holske,
the wife OF Ned Holske, ex-champion ten
mile pedestrian, entered the office of the
Police News and administered a horse
whipping to Editor Cooke of that paper.
The trouble grew out of letter written
by Cooke to Mrs. Holske rejecting upon
her husband.
A special from Talequah, Indian terri
tory, of the oath says: The killing yes
terday of Editor B. H. Stone of the Tale
quah Telephone will, it is feared, result
this week in civil war in the Cherokee
nation. The tragedy is the climax of the
most bitter political fight that has ever
taken place in the territory.
The president on Tuesday pardoned H.
L. Curkendall, convicted in Michigan of
having counterfeit coin in his possession.
He also commuted the sentence OF VIM.
S. Kirker, Ohio; Hunter Poorbear, Chero-
kce Nation, and Geo. S. Irwin of Colorado,
convicted of violating the banking, pen
sion and postal laws respectively.
The eleventh base ball game of the Sc
ries of fifteen between the St. Louis Browns
and Detroit clubs for the worlds cham
pionship, played at Baltimore on the 21st,
was won by the latter club. This was the
eighth time the Browns had suffered de-
feat by the Detroits, and they were con-
sequently compelled to relinquish their
proud claim of champions.
Capt. Wetherall of the steamer Thorn
hill which arrived at New Y ork Tuesday
from Progresso, Mexico, reports that a
cyclone swept over Progresso on the night
of the 18th and continued for four days.
About twenty five vessels were stranded,
the majority loaded with perishable
goods, which were destroyed. About
thirty five houses were also destroyed.
A man named Parish few days ago
killed three negroes in Chatham county,
Florida. Four negroes were using Parish's
boat to gather up logs that had broken
loose from raft, when Parish came along.
It is said that the negroes told Parish that
they had no intention of stealing the boat
but he would not receive their explana-
tions. He raised his Winchester and shot
| one down in the boat, killed another on
the raft and another who was attempting
to run away. The fourth dived overheard
and escaped.
The managers of the Alpha Oil compa-
ny, the young rival of the Standard Oil
company, have made an assignment. Its
capital with that of branch institutions
was $6,O0O,OOO. Its leading spirits are
prominent men of Michigan. with asprink
ling of Cleveland millionaires. Mayor
Thurber of Marquette is the assignee. The
assignment Is said to be the result of ex
travagant management. The company hao
constructed pipe line to the Canadian
oil fields, built immense shops and started
bank to conduct its business.
The Tortilla silver mines Of Arizons
have lately been extensively advertised
throughout the east. Shares were placed
at two dollars and great efforts have beer
made to interest workingmen and farmer
in the scheme. Stock of the mines to th'
extent of 100000, 900 was issued and
considerable portion has been placed will
poor people. The New York Herald SOM
time ago sent mining engineer out to in
spect the property, who reports that per
sons living near the mines regard them
of little value. The mines merely consis
of prospect holes and barely pay wage
of thirteen men, 1t is shown that tn
mines have been failure from the start
They have paid no dividends and whe
: yielding the largest amount they bank
rupted their owners and were sold a
sheriff's sale for $4,000.